Bresett's Mountainside Airport (17ME) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:53 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFVE), 17ME is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Bresett's Mountainside Airport in Van Buren, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFVE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bresett's Mountainside Airport (17ME) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Van Buren, ME at a field elevation of 590 ft. 17ME has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFVE, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFVE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFVE, 14 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 8,500 ft, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,500 ft.
METAR KFVE 281953Z AUTO 24010KT 10SM OVC085 07/M09 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP252 T00671094
What changed at KFVE (nearest station)?
Since the 1853Z (2:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 290° to 240°.
- A ceiling formed at 8,500 ft.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.27 → 30.25 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 17ME
Based on the nearest station (KFVE), 17ME is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (31). Density altitude is approximately -650 ft (field elevation 590 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31FAV | 1,600 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 9 kt left |
| 13 | 1,600 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 9 kt right |
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17ME runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 13/311,600 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 17MEWind
- 13
- 3 kt tailwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 3 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 13→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → 8,500 ft.
17ME weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 17ME
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFVE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 8,500 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 31
- 67%
- 13
- 33%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1729Z (1:29 PM EDT)
TAF KFVE 281729Z 2818/2918 24007KT P6SM SCT250 FM290500 22007KT P6SM SCT080 WS020/26036KT FM291400 24008G15KT P6SM FEW250
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Live crosswind meter
17ME has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFVE, 14 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 31, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 17ME
- City
- Van Buren
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 590 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.2014, -67.9924
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFVE
- TAF
- Nearest KFVE
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 57m
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